Show I e 1 oH- oH s H H I H 40 Iii Under T The e j jt t. t I 1 i Capitol Dore ie 4 4 I It I. I z t Ll t f f J LoL L I I I By Dy JAMES D. r Harmony Is still the watchword of Utah's Legislature Legislature- j I With more than two weeKS of law- law lawmaking lawmaking lawmaking I making behind them members of or the current session on Capitol Hill have I I II I shown definite dennite trends toward ignoring I party lines in the interest of the state I I The spirit too has reached relations I j Ilof lof of Gov Gay Herbert B. B Maw with the legis legis- legislature legislature lature in respect to the appropriations I 1 bill bUt After Alter submitting his budget mes-J mes m mes- mes message t tuge sage uge on the eleventh day the chief ex- ex sent word to the Joint I appropriations j that committee committee tha that he would be willing to regard Its requests In preparIng i Ing lag his appropriations bill i It is reliably reported that his ex- ex exCellency excellency i even went so far as to say he would accept any legislative j that might be made in the way of a contingent fund Two years ago It will be remembered the appropriations committee spent a 0 great deal of the ses- ses session t i slon sion debating over policy on the con- con contingent fund It finally wound up by taking the million half dollar fund away from the governor placing It under the board bo rd of examiners as a supplement supplement- supplemental al fund and submitting the appropriations bill on the final day of the session I Should the committee avoid a fight on policy polley this year it may be able to In- In Introduce introduce i traduce the bill as early as the day as provided In the Joint rules according to many observers I In spite of the Governors Governor's budget mes- mes mesI message message message I sage in which he outlined departmental I expenditures which were under departmental requests he has made It clear that there are many proposals that he supports He explained this stand by saying that It Is the prerogative of the Legislature not mine to determine if and where the state Is to expend Its services He specifically referred to the University university University I sity of or Utah which ho he said should be expanded into a graduate school I II I Whether or not this should be done he ho heI I said is a Job for the Legislature to toI determine not me On other measures there appeared to tobe tobe tobe I I be perfect harmony between the chief chier executive and his bipartisan legislature I Ho expressed support for the bill to clarify the filling mUng of vacancies which Is Isa Isa isa a top political issue In Salt Lake county I On the other hand he has outspokenly opposed two house measures which would remove the Engineering commis commis- commission commission commission sion from under the budgetary control contrail I of the finance commission I IThe The governor was also bitterly opposed j i ito to a pair ol ai bills introduced In the Sen- Sen Senate SenI Senate I ate by the the- th Tax Study Committee that th would eliminate the State Publicity and Industrial Development Department One j would do away with department funds and the other would transfer Its duties to a publicity director under the gov gov- I The latter bill Incidentally is be being be- be being being ing held up by some legislators who are I of at the opinion that an unpaid advisory should be named to guide the publicity I director Governor Maw however Is confident the bills will never reach him main main- maintaining maintaining i taming they will die In i one of the I houses If they do reach him however he has promised a quick veto I These are the most outstanding ex examples x amples of differences and tend to the I fx-I belief bellef that only In Isolated instances will the governor and legislature clash I either on political or public philosophies Probably the outstanding example of or harmonious action around the legislative halls hails has been the creation of ot a a. com corn compromise compromise promise State Water Board bill Here was an issue In which two sides had been lined up for a 0 terrific battle over the so-called so and Wal Wallace Wallace lace bills Sen Mitchell R- R Grand has prepared pr pared a measure leaving the Utah Water Users' Users Association out In the cold and divorcing water devel devel- development development development from the state engineers engineer's depart depart- department department department ment and giving It to a board of or 15 William R. R Wallace president of or the water users was looking for a sponsor for his measure to make the water users board of directors an adviser to the state engineer on Intrastate water matters As the compromise measure came out it concentrates all water and power de development de- de development development on interstate and Intrastate waters In Utah under a board of 15 members of which the state engineer would be executive officer The remain- remain remainIng remaining remaining Ing 14 would Include two from each of seven water districts to be appointed app by bythe bythe the governor with confirmation confirm lol of the t I senate Appointments would be De Il maae mace i l from a list submitted by the Utah Water Users' Users Association which would hold a connection to the affairs of the board In an advisory capacity This measure which was Introduced by Sens Seas J. J Welton Ward D Box Elder David Jones Utah R and H. H Grant Vest D Duchesne has the bles bles- blessing blessing blessing sing of or proponents of the conflicting ori ori- original original ginal measures and was prepared by a Joint committee of o house and senate members Meanwhile both Doth houses ana nun continued their Week first record for introduction of bills Senate measures totaled bills 13 Joint resolutions and andone andone andone one concurrent memorial In addition to the Important water bill and the publicity department mea mea- measures measures measures other important pieces of ot upper upper I house legislation Included numerous tax bills two welfare measures and a 0 sale saleby saleby saleby by the drink proposal i L Major tax bill bUl was that proposed by bythe the Utah State Tax Study Committee Committee I which would equalize all assessments in inthe Inthe the tho state on real property at 50 60 per cent centor j jor or ot market value This measure Is part I of the tho tax program being prepared to finance the state school program to be bea affected a under the recently approved constitutional amendments providing for 1 i ia a minimum per school unit program of i I I Another tax measure would finance a 0 aj aI I j basic budget plan for Institutions s of r I higher learning to be financed from f om the I school fund Schools would re receive rp- rp p- p funds on a 0 basis of e each ea cb h lower division student for for each a. a h. h upper division student and for each graduate student In addition n. n funds for far f r c and op operation would be distributed d on a per square foot basis I I Ull other tax t i measures propose to toe e If es tax X tokens to drop school l of tr m liquor tax prom i i t the n r and to o a 1 return rn all motor vehicle registration I fees I Ito to tho the road commission c On bit n welfare a 0 bill by Sens Sons Ward C. C Holbrook D Davis and Rue L. L Clegg Salt R Lake would place a maximum on all grants and require liens Hens on re recipients recipients' re- re property than their home and an lot while a second measure by Ben Sen Sol J. J Selvin Tooele D-Tooele would place all welfare grants strictly on a a. aba b ba of need It would require recipients to et rid of ot all property other than homes and lots the homes are on arro arr f. f would provide for liens of or homes of recipients where welfare payments are used In part par to pay mortgages Only bill to receive approval of both houses during the first two weeks ex except eX- eX eXcept for one or two resolutions was HB- HB 2 by Rep Maurice Anderson Utah D-Utah which would permit the Utah Vocational I School to use its dedicated credits to pay operational costs until June 30 1947 I Other house bills were introduced by title only having been Introduced pre pre- previously previously previously in the Senate Major House bills however would provide pr vide for establish establish- establishment establishment ment meat of or a state boxing and wrestling commission would grant cities the pow gow- power gower pow pow- power er to build and construct and charge for such operations sewers and sanita sanita- sanitation sanitation sanitation tion systems would create a state tion fund to Improve higher education through a cent 5 tax per ton on the states state's resources and would provide for distribution to cities and counties of a a. aLong Long Illness Claims James C. C Watson Early Sunday morning at the Miners' Miners hospital James Calvin Watson sank Into bit hil final fht l sleep following an extended Illness with a heart ailment ailment- Mr Watson Waton was born here November 14 14 1878 a son of James C. C and Christine Kupper Watson He was educated in our public schools and for the past thirty thirty- years he had been an employee at atthe atthe the Park Utah mine He was active In civic and fraternal affairs being a a. mem mem- member member ber her of the Knights of Pythias Modern Woodmen W V of America and Local No 99 99 Congress of or Industrial Organization He was waa also secretary of the Glenwood Cemetery association for a number of at years and it was through his untiring efforts and unselfish service that the organization has been able to continue on for years past He will be greatly missed by those having loved ones buried In the tle cemetery f for lr chis his thoughts hou ts l-ts were Fe were ah ts to have hav the Glenwood od looking nice on Decoration day Surviving SUr is to one sister Mrs Eliza EUza Bowman of or this city c ty with whom Mr Watson had made his home Funeral services were held Wednesday at pm p.m. under the auspices of or the Knights of Pythias Grand lodge of ot which deceased was grand keeper of seals and records Burial was In the family plot In the City cemetery |